Labor force — all countries

Labor force — NATO

Labor force in NATO in 2025 — 488,571,753 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 28.4%.

2025 489M people +0.24% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 489M people2025
Period minimum 381M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — NATO, 1990–2025350M400M450M500M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 380,529,033 people1991: 384,044,685 people1992: 385,743,983 people1993: 386,084,877 people1994: 390,451,367 people1995: 392,901,641 people1996: 396,654,082 people1997: 400,555,618 people1998: 404,254,879 people1999: 408,677,400 people2000: 411,084,629 people2001: 413,412,974 people2002: 417,101,697 people2003: 420,291,125 people2004: 422,935,757 people2005: 427,965,593 people2006: 432,975,252 people2007: 436,214,069 people2008: 441,060,572 people2009: 442,297,302 people2010: 444,602,612 people2011: 446,094,223 people2012: 449,638,607 people2013: 451,732,960 people2014: 453,560,665 people2015: 456,581,910 people2016: 460,702,050 people2017: 464,905,133 people2018: 468,254,872 people2019: 471,970,187 people2020: 464,846,205 people2021: 469,213,414 people2022: 476,585,469 people2023: 483,144,876 people2024: 487,400,039 people2025: 488,571,753 people
Change over the period: +108M (+28.39%) Average annual rate: 0.72 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: NATO

NATO 489M people
World 3.74B people
Labor force — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 489M +1.17M +0.24%
2024 487M +4.26M +0.88%
2023 483M +6.56M +1.38%
2022 477M +7.37M +1.57%
2021 469M +4.37M +0.94%
2020 465M −7.12M −1.51%
2019 472M +3.72M +0.79%
2018 468M +3.35M +0.72%
2017 465M +4.2M +0.91%
2016 461M +4.12M +0.9%
2015 457M +3.02M +0.67%
2014 454M +1.83M +0.4%
2013 452M +2.09M +0.47%
2012 450M +3.54M +0.79%
2011 446M +1.49M +0.34%
2010 445M +2.31M +0.52%
2009 442M +1.24M +0.28%
2008 441M +4.85M +1.11%
2007 436M +3.24M +0.75%
2006 433M +5.01M +1.17%
2005 428M +5.03M +1.19%
2004 423M +2.64M +0.63%
2003 420M +3.19M +0.76%
2002 417M +3.69M +0.89%
2001 413M +2.33M +0.57%
2000 411M +2.41M +0.59%
1999 409M +4.42M +1.09%
1998 404M +3.7M +0.92%
1997 401M +3.9M +0.98%
1996 397M +3.75M +0.96%
1995 393M +2.45M +0.63%
1994 390M +4.37M +1.13%
1993 386M +340,894 +0.09%
1992 386M +1.7M +0.44%
1991 384M +3.52M +0.92%
1990 381M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.